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Ghanaian Students Have Spent Over $129m In Fees To Study In the U.S.A

12/5/2019 9:40 am

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

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Ghanaian students furthering their education in the United States had spent over $129m on fees by the end of the 2019 academic year. This is according to data from the 2019 Open Doors report. READ ALSO: Kuami Eugene Denies Having A Baby – Says His Mum Will Kill Him If It Was True Ghanaian students … Read more

The NPP Has Achieved More In Education Than Even Kwame Nkrumah – Education Minister

11/12/2019 10:29 am

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Ghana’s Education Minister Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has stated in a recent submission that what the NPP government have achieved in the education sector is far more than what Kwame Nkrumah ever did. His comments was made when he was speaking to journalists after handing over an AstroTurf pitch to his constituents in the Manhyia … Read more

Pure City International School Awarded As One of the 50 Most Progressive and Innovative Private Schools In Ghana for 2019

08/30/2019 2:04 pm

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

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Pokuase based private school Pure City International School has once again achieved another milestone as the school has been presented with a very prestigious award. Pure City continues to prove their mettle as one of the best private schools in the country with this latest honour. The school was awarded as one of the Pillars … Read more

Angry Ghanaian Teachers Reject Meagre Ghc50 As Training Allowance From Government

08/18/2019 10:41 am

by Clement Enoku

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Ghanaian teachers after being served with Ghc1.50 worth of tea and bread at the ongoing workshop have rejected a meagre amount of Ghc50 as sitting allowance for the workshop organised by Ghana Education Service. According to the angry teachers, they were to pocket Ghc100 as sitting allowance for the training but to their surprise, they … Read more

Endpoint Homeopathic Clinic Partners GIMPA for Business Excellence Seminar

07/19/2019 1:23 pm

by Senior GC Staff

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As part of its 10 years anniversary celebration, leading homeopathic healthcare facility in Ghana, EndPoint Homeopathic Clinic, on Thursday, July 18, 2019, partnered with the Department of Centre for Management Development at GIMPA to provide an educational seminar for business owners. The seminar which focused on Business Excellence was put together to empower organizations and … Read more

University of Education Winneba Pays Courtesy Call on Dr Adu Boateng of Endpoint Homeopathic Clinic

12/22/2018 4:12 pm

by Senior GC Staff

Dr Adu Boateng (left) receiving items from a delegation of lecturers from University of Education, Winneba

Dr Adu Boateng (left) receiving items from a delegation of lecturers from University of Education, Winneba

A team of appointed members from the Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Education – Winneba (UEW) has paid a courtesy call on the C.E.O of Endpoint Homeopathic Clinic, Dr. Adu Boateng.

Led by the Head of Department, Mr. Samuel Oppong Frimpong, the team visited the renowned healthcare practitioner to express the University’s appreciation for his immense and continuous support towards the institution.

Dr. Adu Boateng has over the years assisted the university as an alumnus in numerous ways, including building a modern day care with resource centre for the institution.

Choirmaster And Beverly Afaglo's Daughter, Violyn, Shows Off Her Acting Skills In North Hills International School Ad — Video

09/1/2018 6:21 pm

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

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There are some professions which children are naturally predisposed to joining if their parents are engaging in them and acting is near the very top of that list.
Because actors introduce their children quite early to that world of glitz and glamour, they become predisposed towards it and sometimes end up following their parents.

Choirmaster And Beverly Afaglo’s Daughter, Violyn, Shows Off Her Acting Skills In North Hills International School Ad — Video

09/1/2018 6:21 pm

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

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There are some professions which children are naturally predisposed to joining if their parents are engaging in them and acting is near the very top of that list.

Because actors introduce their children quite early to that world of glitz and glamour, they become predisposed towards it and sometimes end up following their parents.

2018 NSMQ — St Peter's Edge WASS By ONE POINT In Super Tight Final Contest

07/5/2018 2:50 pm

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

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The 2018 National Science and Maths Quiz had different contenders than last year save one, Adisadel College — yet it played out nearly identically with Adisco standing out for the wrong reasons once again.
Last year they were mere spectators as Prempeh and Aquinas fought to the death with Prempeh edging it by two points, and this year they were left behind again as St Peter’s beat West Africa by a solitary point.

BECE Candidate Dies On Monday — Day Exams Was Supposed To Start

06/5/2018 2:46 pm

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

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For students in Junior High School it’s the day they look forward to most their entire lives, the day they have been preparing for since starting primary school.
However for one student of this year’s exams, he lost his life just on the d-day he has been waiting for.

Any Government Program That Is Free Would Be Mismanaged — NDC

10/26/2017 1:58 pm

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

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Deputy National Organizer of the opposition NDC, Maheed Jibril, says the free SHS program is collapsing because any program that is free is not well managed.
Jibril, speaking on Happy Fm, said the NPP rushed to implement the program and thus are facing numerous challenges which are being swept under the rug just so that they can declare a campaign promise fulfilled.

21,000 Teachers Sacked In Nigeria's Kaduna State After Failing Exams Meant For Six Year Old Pupils

10/11/2017 1:37 pm

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

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How does a full grown teacher fail a test meant for their pupil? It’s astonishing!
Yet that’s exactly what has happened in Nigeria, leading to over 21,000 teachers being sacked for their seeming incompetence.

'One Child, One Chocolate' Is Coming — President Akufo-Addo Promises Parents Of School Kids

10/3/2017 5:26 pm

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

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During the campaign for the NPP to come into office we heard a lot of ‘One This, One That’ promises. We’ve not been hearing of them so much since the NPP came into power but the President has announced they have another one lined up.
‘One Schoolchild, One Chocolate’ is a planned policy by government which forms part of overall efforts to get Ghana back to the top of the pyramid of cocoa production in the world.

'We Are Playing With The Lives Of Our Students' — Hassan Ayariga Criticizes Free SHS Policy

10/2/2017 11:55 am

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

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Free SHS has arrived and whilst it’s designed to solve one problem, money, it seems to have created many other problems, especially for parents whose children have been posted to quite remote places.
This has drawn immense criticism for the program, and APC flagbearer Hassan Ayariga has added his voice to it.

Free SHS Wahala — Students At Eastern Regional School Sleep In 'Shifts' Due To Congested Numbers

09/23/2017 1:37 pm

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

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Students of the Klo-Agogo Senior High School in the Eastern Region are going through immense hardships due to an overflow of students posted to the school due to the Free SHS program.
According to reporting from Starr Fm, students at the school are forced to sleep in shifts due to lack of adequate facilities at the school.

I'm Going Back To Senior High Because Of Free SHS – Agya Koo

09/14/2017 7:42 am

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

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Agya Koo says the newly implemented free SHS policy by the NPP government might just tempt him to go to school to get that education that he never really got the first time.
The actor, a noted NPP supporter, said the newly implemented policy would give the opportunity for up and coming young people to get the educational opportunities that was not available some years back to people like himself.

92% Of 2017 BECE Candidates Receive Placement Into Free SHS Program – GES

09/1/2017 10:42 am

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

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The Ghana Education Service have announced the placement of students who wrote this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) into numerous Senior High Schools across the country.
A statement released by the Service and dated 31st August, 2017, reveals that 92% of students who took the exams qualified to be placed into SHS across the country.

Students Of Pure City International School At Ga-Odumase Pass 2017 BECE With Flying Colours – Scoring 100% Distinction

08/24/2017 1:11 pm

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

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The results of the 2017 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) has been released by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and students of one particular school are smiling all the way home.
All final year students of Pure City International School managed to pass the exam with distinction, the results show.

Abraham Attah Finally Clears The Air – I Volunteered To Be Free SHS Ambassador

08/18/2017 6:33 pm

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

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After immense criticism over the decision to appoint US based Abraham Attah as the ambassador for free SHS when he was not even utilising the program, government came out to declare that Abraham Attah actually volunteered for the role.
The young actor has now cleared the air on the issue and corroborated that he volunteered for the role just as the education minister said.

'Born Again' Christians Return Their Certificates To WAEC Because They Cheated During The Exams

08/10/2017 9:02 am

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

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WAEC has revealed a number of people have returned their certificates to them after becoming ‘born again’.
Dozens of people returned their certificates for exams written up to as long as decades ago which they cheated in.

Abraham Attah Volunteered To Be Free SHS Ambassador And Is Not Being Paid – Education Minister

07/27/2017 3:01 pm

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

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The Minister of Education, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has defended the decision to name Abraham Attah as government’s ambassador for Free SHS on the grounds that it’s not a paid gig.
According to the Minister, Attah himself volunteered for the job, which he’s undertaking at no cost to the government and people of Ghana.

Kumkum Bhagya Now An Exam Material In Ghana (PHOTO)

07/18/2017 11:15 am

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

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We guess it was inevitable that the most popular tv show in the country would end up as an exam material.
A few years ago, President Akufo-Addo’s ‘all die be die’ gaffe made an appearance in exams and now ‘Kumkum Bhagya’ has followed.

General Mosquito Hands Over Ghc 400,000 Newly Constructed Teachers Quarters To His Hometown SHS

07/5/2017 1:19 pm

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

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General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, popularly known as General Mosquito, has presented a newly constructed, 4-unit two bedroom teachers quarters to the Nkoranman Senior High School at Seikwa in the Brong Ahafo region.
The project, worth Ghc 400,000, was a pledge by Mosquito for the school he helped found back when he was an assemblyman, and years later it has finally been completed.

2017 NSMQ – Quiz Misteress’ Stolen Handbag Swiftly Recovered As Theft Was Caught On Camera

06/30/2017 10:34 am

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

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The most patronised National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) final in years came to a sore end as the Quiz Misteress’ handbag was stolen in the chaos of the winner’s celebrations.

Prempeh College fought off a spirited fight from St Thomas Aquinas to pick up the winner’s medal, with defending champions Adisadel College coming in at a distant third.

We Were Not Having Sx And Were Only Nked Because The Room Was Too Hot – Sacked Damongo SHS Students Give Their Side Of The Story

06/29/2017 4:13 pm

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

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As we reported Wednesday, seven students of the Damongo SHS in the Northern Region were expelled by the school for allegedly indulging in hot s*x in a rented apartment off campus.

However, the students have denied they were engaging in any s*xual activities, instead claiming they were only sleeping in the room where they were found and had taken off their clothes because the place was too hot.

Seven Damongo SHS Students – Three Boys And Four Girls – Sacked For Engaging In Hot S*x On Sallah

06/28/2017 6:23 pm

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

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Seven students of the Damongo Senior High School in the Northern Region have been sacked from the school after they were caught engaging in s*xual shenanigans on the Islamic Eid holiday.

The students allegedly hired their own hostel close to the school were they occasionally go to relax and have fun, but they were finally grabbed early Tuesday after a tip-off.

NUGS Threatens Strike Action Over ‘Disrespectful’ Appointment Of US Based Abraham Attah As Free SHS Ambassador

06/27/2017 4:53 pm

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

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The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has slammed the decision by government to name the US based Abraham Attah as its ambassador for the free shs policy.

Acting national secretary of the body, Malik Basintale, said the appointment of a US based actor, bypassing the over five million eligible students in the country, is disrespectful to those students.